In the late 1980s, Tanaka played as the bassist in a rock band called Margarine Strikes Back. Then in the early 1990s, Tanaka became a regular club DJ in the Kansai area, working as part of a DJ team known as Sound Impossible. While playing with Sound Impossible, fellow artist and friend Towa Tei convinced Tanaka to go back to recording music, and in 1997 Tanaka created his solo project Fantastic Plastic Machine under the Readymade Records label in Japan. His first two albums, The Fantastic Plastic Machine (1997) and Luxury (1998), were critically acclaimed and gained him international recognition. The albums were distributed in the United States under the Emperor Norton label, and in Europe on the Bungalow label. In Japan, he is currently under the cutting edge label.
At one point, Tanaka hosted a pop culture show on national radio, and in 2004 he hosted another radio show called "Sound Concierge." He also once served as the editor for the Japanese fashion magazine Brutus.
He made music for the awesome Uniqlock http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/
Lotto
Fantastic Plastic Machine Lyrics
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Die Flasche Sekt daneben, steht eh schon seit Jahren parat
Die Miete zahlt Sie schon lang nicht mehr
Denn bald ist Sie ja Millionaer
Jede Sekunde wird Ihr zur Qual
Es fehlt nur noch eine richtige Zahl
Jeden Freitag Abend lauft Sie Ihren Lottoschein
Darauf tragt Sie peinlichst genau thre Zahlen ein
Die 3 mark 70 gibt sie gerne aus
Denn morgen schon gehort Ihr ja ein Haus
Sie spielt Lotto, nicht weil es Ihr gefallt
Sie spielt Lotto, denn Sie braucht das Geld
6 richtige das is Ihr Ziel
Dann kauft Sie sich ein Hauschen in Kiel
Die Sekunden Werden Ihr zur Qual
Es fehlt nur noche eine richtige Zahl
Die Zahl sie kommt Oh Weh, Oh Graus
Es ist di 5 und Sie ist raus
Diese woche ist es nicht passiert
Doch nachstes mal wird abkassiert
Sie spielt Lotto, nicht weil es Ihr gefallt
Sie spielt Lotto, denn Sie braucht das Geld
The song "Lotto" by Fantastic Plastic Machine tells the story of a woman who plays the lottery every week, hoping to win big so that she can become a millionaire and escape from her current financial situation. She spends her Saturday evenings in front of the television, with a bottle of champagne ready, hoping to hear the lottery numbers announced. She's already stopped paying her rent, believing that one day she'll win the lottery and be able to buy a house of her own. However, every time she plays, she only gets a few numbers right, and she becomes increasingly frustrated as the seconds tick away, knowing that she's just one correct number away from winning. Despite the disappointment she feels, she always tells herself that next time she'll win for sure, and continues playing the lottery week after week.
The lyrics of the song might seem humorous at first, but they touch upon deeper themes such as the desperation that people feel when they are struggling financially and the hope that they cling to in order to change their circumstances. The woman in the song is not playing the lottery for fun but rather as a means of survival, and she's willing to take a gamble with what little money she has left to try and turn her life around. Ultimately, "Lotto" is a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on chance and the importance of being financially responsible.
Line by Line Meaning
Jeden Samstag Abend Sitzt Sie Vorm Fernsehaparat
Every Saturday evening she sits in front of the television set
Die Flasche Sekt daneben, steht eh schon seit Jahren parat
The bottle of champagne is already there, has been for years
Die Miete zahlt Sie schon lang nicht mehr
She has not been paying rent for a long time
Denn bald ist Sie ja Millionaer
Because soon she will be a millionaire
Jede Sekunde wird Ihr zur Qual
Every second becomes unbearable for her
Es fehlt nur noch eine richtige Zahl
She just needs one more correct number
Jeden Freitag Abend lauft Sie Ihren Lottoschein
Every Friday evening she runs her lottery ticket
Darauf tragt Sie peinlichst genau thre Zahlen ein
She carefully enters the three numbers
Sie hoft sehnlichst das es diesman passiert
She is sincerely hoping for it to happen this time
Die 3 mark 70 gibt sie gerne aus
She is happy to spend the 3.70
Denn morgen schon gehort Ihr ja ein Haus
Because tomorrow she will already own a house
Sie spielt Lotto, nicht weil es Ihr gefallt
She plays the lottery, not because she likes it
Sie spielt Lotto, denn Sie braucht das Geld
She plays the lottery because she needs the money
6 richtige das is Ihr Ziel
6 correct numbers are her goal
Dann kauft Sie sich ein Hauschen in Kiel
Then she will buy a small house in Kiel
Die Sekunden Werden Ihr zur Qual
The seconds become unbearable for her
Es fehlt nur noche eine richtige Zahl
She just needs one more correct number
Die Zahl sie kommt Oh Weh, Oh Graus
The number comes, oh dear, oh no
Es ist di 5 und Sie ist raus
It's the 5 and she's out
Diese woche ist es nicht passiert
It didn't happen this week
Doch nachstes mal wird abkassiert
But next time she will cash in
Sie spielt Lotto, nicht weil es Ihr gefallt
She plays the lottery, not because she likes it
Sie spielt Lotto, denn Sie braucht das Geld
She plays the lottery because she needs the money
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ANDREAS DORAU, MASAKI TSURUGI, TOMOYUKI TANAKA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ezra8138
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@cozy-zardozi
How many drugs are you on?
@Destiny-Kooki
when i fly to Japan I'm listening to this on repeat !!!
@teletronz
That’s mandatory!
@nergalyoke1366
Is that the voice of Andreas Doreau right?
@netako
Yup, he sung and wrote the lyrics of this song.
@netako
Sie spielt Lotto (Lotto)...
Nicht weil es Ihr gefallt...
Sie spielt Lotto (Lotto)...
Denn Sie braucht das Geld.
@pingas469
sheen is singing this
@swagh1li
they got a german muppet to sing on this